Sonnenbrille

[ˈzɔnənˌbʁɪlə]

/[ˈzɔnənˌbʁɪlə]/ noun

The verdict

“Sonnenbrille” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,412. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,412
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Brille mit dunkel getönten Gläsern, die die Augen vor der Sonnenstrahlung schützen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-sonnenbrille · Sonnenbrille · German

Sonnenbrille · rank #14,412 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,412
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstverstän…

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstverständlichkeit (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Sonnenbrille“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Sonnenbrille“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Sonnenbrille vs Sonnenbrillen
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Sonnenbrille
PropertyValue
HeadwordSonnenbrille
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɔnənˌbʁɪlə]
Letters12
Frequency rank#14,412
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sonnenbrille“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sonnenbrilleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Selbstverständlichkeit“ (#14,411), „Speyer“ (#14,413), „Sekte“ (#14,410). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sonnenbrille“ bei #14,412. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around Sonnenbrille (IPA [ˈzɔnənˌbʁɪlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,412 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Brille mit dunkel getönten Gläsern, die die Augen vor der Sonnenstrahlung schützen soll".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sonnenbrille, with forms such as "osnnenbrille", "snonenbrille", and "sonenbrille". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Sonnenbrillen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Sonnenbrille, spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-B-R-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Brille mit dunkel getönten Gläsern, die die Augen vor der Sonnenstrahlung schützen soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Sonnenbrille appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Sommer sind Sonnenbrillen für viele ein wichtiges Accessoire.
  2. „Ich verlasse die Markthalle, setze meine wiederhergestellte Sonnenbrille auf und blinzele glücklich in die strahlende Mittagssonne.“

Synonyms

Sonnengläser

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • osnnenbrille
  • snonenbrille
  • sonenbrille
  • sonennbrille
  • sonnebnrille
  • sonnenbbrille
  • sonnenbirlle
  • sonnenbrile
  • sonnenbrilel
  • sonnenbrlile
  • sonnenbrrille
  • sonnennbrille
  • sonnenrbille
  • sonnnebrille
  • ssonnenbrille

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sonnenbrille - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

osnnenbrille2snonenbrille2sonenbrille1sonennbrille2sonnebnrille2sonnenbbrille1sonnenbirlle2sonnenbrile1
Edit distance from "Sonnenbrille"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sonnenbrille"?
"Sonnenbrille" is spelled S-O-N-N-E-N-B-R-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɔnənˌbʁɪlə].
What does "Sonnenbrille" mean?
As a noun, "Sonnenbrille" means: Brille mit dunkel getönten Gläsern, die die Augen vor der Sonnenstrahlung schützen soll
What words are commonly confused with "Sonnenbrille"?
"Sonnenbrille" is commonly confused with "Sonnenbrillen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sonnenbrille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sonnenbrille" is [ˈzɔnənˌbʁɪlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sonnenbrille" come from?
"Sonnenbrille" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sonnenbrille", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list